About the Book - The Night the Bells Rang 

(Chapter book) - Set in World War I, Mason is tormented by a bully at school.  The bully does him an unexpected favor, and before Mason can thank him, the bully runs off to war.

Awards - The Night the Bells Rang

American Bookseller's Pick of the Lists citation, 1991

"Children's Books of the Year" choice by The Bank Street College

Reviews - The Night the Bells Rang

Horn Book - "This quiet, affecting coming-of-age story, marked by its fluid, graceful prose, is a natural for reading aloud in classrooms." (Jan.-Feb., 1992 review)

Availability - The Night the Bells Rang

(hardcover):   The Night the Bells Rang, by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman) (1991)  Cobblehill/Dutton; div. of Penguin Putnam Books,  ISBN 0-525-65074-1

(paperback):  The Night the Bells Rang, by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman) (1991) Puffin Books; div. of Penguin Putnam. ISBN: 0-14-130986-5